Chapter 16 third quarter

After leaving Taige, Niu Yi didn't take the boat prepared for him to return to Osaka, but went quietly to Kyoto.During the meeting with Tai Ge, he always had a question in his mind - can that man live another year?The goal was basically achieved.Judging from Taige's dark face and quick and shallow breathing, Niu Yi could fully deduce that the man's days were numbered. However, during this meeting, Niu Yi was very puzzled that when he asked about the situation of the Battle of Tongzama, Taige flew into a rage.No matter how he thought about it, Niu Yi felt that it was abnormal for him to be so angry.If there is a reason, there must be a reason.

(Nevertheless, Taiko boy, if you want to use gold coins to hoop my writing, don't think about it.) Niu Yi's wish is to write a biography of Mr. Nobunaga's life.He did not wander between gold coins and ideals.He weighed the twenty gold coins in his arms with his hands, and thought of a wonderful two-way solution, which could not only get the gold coins, but also fulfill his long-cherished wish. (Hurry up. If the man is dead, no one will believe that he would promise a lot of money to buy my records.) Because of the profit, his pace also unknowingly accelerated. After entering Kyoto, Niu Yi's destination is Wanli Xiaolu Erjo.Eight years ago, under Taige's care, that area was turned into a fireworks alley.Last year's earthquake did not cause much damage there, and it was the first area in Kyoto to recover and thrive.Its surroundings imitate the Hualiu Street in the Tang and Song Dynasties of China, with a circle of willow trees planted, and a solemn blue tile gate in the center of the north side, just like a city gate.Walking into the gate, a commercial street stretches straight from north to south, and there are many teahouses with narrow sliding doors on both sides of the road.It was early in the evening, and there was no one there, just a group of redneck tourists hanging out, stopping in front of the various doors, grinning foolishly and teasing each other.Niu Yi walked forward while watching them, walked about half a distance, and stopped in front of a tea room with a signboard of "Owari House".There are more than 30 teahouses in this area, and most of the operators are Owari people who please Taiko.Among them, only "Owari House" enjoys the name "Owari", and it is a big shop comparable to Sado Island House.A middle-aged man rushed out of the shop in a hurry and winked quietly.Niu nodded, followed him silently, and walked into the shop.He was taken to an inner room on the second floor, where the owner, Kiyohachi, and another customer were already waiting.

"We are waiting for you." The two greeted each other respectfully.Qing Ba looked over sixty years old, with a chubby round face, wearing the popular narrow-sleeved casual clothes painted with "cross flowers", at first glance he looked like a shopkeeper in the fireworks alley.He used to be a monk and practiced in the same temple as Niu Yi. The other man was Genbei Ibiya, a little younger than Seihachi, wearing a black jersey kimono with sleeves tightly tied around his belt, and he looked like a serious businessman.He was tall and thin, and sitting side by side with Qingpachi, he looked a lot taller.He was ridiculed like this by everyone-even his head is like a pen.Since their grandfather's generation, their family has been operating pen, ink and paper in Kiyosu Castle, but when Nobunaga moved to Gifu Castle, the business slowed down.The current lord of the city is Masanori Fukushima. He is a brave and foolish guy who despises writing. He can't make a living in the business of writing and ink in the city managed by this man.In desperation, Genbei could only write and transcribe articles for others.As a result, he was able to frequently visit the homes of local samurai, daimyo, and citizens to collect or copy some secret records related to the Oda family in the past, and then secretly sold them to some good people to make up for the shortfall in business.For Niu Yi, he was an important collector of historical materials.As soon as Niu entered Beijing this time, he also came from Qingzhou, and it is said that he brought valuable historical materials.

"Stop sticking to etiquette, let me look at the historical materials quickly." As soon as the cow thought about it, he started working immediately.Must hurry up.In order to get gold coins and become the author who records Nobunaga's entire career.Taige must at least complete "Nobunaga's Preliminary Records" before his death.He was very anxious, but Qingba interrupted him. "Well, don't be in such a hurry. Have a drink first." He called the maid, ordered the food and wine to be prepared, then sat upright and spoke solemnly. "I want to ask you something first, can I?"

"Looking at how serious you are, do you want to ask Lord Taige about his condition?" Niu Yi had told Qing Ba that he would come here after meeting Tai Ge. "You know everything. What about him, then?" Qingpachi leaned out his upper body, lowered his tone, and asked. "Do you care?" "I've been concerned about it for a long time..." He spread his hands and made a strange face, but his eyes were serious. "If the adults die, this Fireworks Lane will be dangerous. That's what you're worried about, isn't it?" Niu Yi casually touches on the core issue.

"You know the details. Mrs. Dian has always hated this fireworks place very much, and called us shopkeepers who employ women as animals. If Lord Taige dies, not only will this place be abandoned, even we will lose our heads." talking.Kiyoba patted his neck. "It's very interesting. Zhibu is a very serious person. If Mrs. Yodo gives the order, even during the mourning period, he will very likely rush here and behead you guys." "This is not a good thing. Since you have said so, Mr. Ota, it seems that we are in a bad situation. In order to prevent this kind of result from happening, my colleagues and I are thinking hard about what to do. Moreover, we want to know what is left How much time."

"Maybe there is still a year." Niu Yi felt that there was no need to hide it. "One year? So soon?" "Yes, a year and a half at most. I also want to hurry up." Niu Yi has already decided to sell "Nobunaga's Story" to Taige in exchange for thirty gold coins.This manuscript was completed last month, so there is no deadline problem. (However, if Hokishou comes to inquire about the writing progress in the middle, he must pretend to be creative. During this period, I can complete the "Nobunaga's Chronicle" I want to create. If it is completed, I will insert this work into the Tai The front of "Nobunagaji" approved by Taiko. If you hand in "Nobunagaji", Zhibu will read it. After that, when Taiko's condition worsens and he is bedridden, he must look at the right time and copy "Nobunagaji" under the pretext of "Nobunaga's Notes", insert "Nobunaga's Preface".)

This is the strategy that Niu Yi thought of. If you look for an opportunity to transcribe after Master Taige is seriously ill, you may not be noticed and held accountable.The library manager is very strict about the books that are restricted to be copied, but no one would have thought that Niu Yi would actually add content to it.In this way, he was able to officially record the entire life of Oda Nobunaga, the hero of "Unfulfilled ambitions".His author's name will surely be handed down to future generations, and he can achieve two goals with one stone--getting gold coins and fulfilling his long-cherished wish.The time for completing "Nobunaga's Chronicles" and the timing of implementing this plan should not be too far apart, otherwise the opportunity to insert it into "Nobunaga's Chronicles" may be lost.

Genbei, who had been silently listening to the conversation between the two just now, gestured to Niu Yi with his eyes, and then opened the bag in hand.There is a large brush in it.He smiled and showed Niu Yi some of them. "As before, I didn't bring any souvenirs this time, but I took the writing brush we made. Please accept it." "Oh, isn't this the Zihao pen that was given to me last time. I've been keeping it as a treasure." Niu Yi smiled slightly and saluted with his eyes.When in Owari.Niu Yi didn't write much, so he didn't even know Genbei.After moving to Gifu, he abandoned martial arts and turned to literature. For a long time, he bought expensive writing brushes made in Kyoto, but now he has switched to using cheap and high-quality writing brushes provided by Genbei.

"It's a great honor. By the way, Izumi Mori, do you still only use Zihao? Today I brought some new brushes, such as those made of fox fur." "No, I don't use fox fur or other pens. Even if I don't use these pens, I sometimes make them up. If I really use them, I'm afraid it will get out of hand." Although Niu Yi laughed it off, there was still some truth in it. "Okay, let's get to the point quickly and talk about the historical materials. This time, what did you get?" "Three things. First, please look at this." The first thing Genbei took out was the transcript of Nobunaga's family tree.

"The third atlas, I think it's important, so I brought it here." Having said that, Genbei smiled slightly.He was afraid that Niu would bring fake things again when he said it, so he chose his words carefully.Recently, many people have known that Niu Yi was writing records in private and needed to collect old documents. As a result, a large number of maliciously forged fakes suddenly appeared. "What is Nobunaga's origin?" When he was in Owari, Lord Nobunaga said that his origin could be traced back to the Fujiwara family, but after entering Beijing, he called himself the Taira family.Of course, this was made up to replace the general Ashikaga who was born in Genji.Niu Yi didn't believe any of those statements, but he could feel that Nobunaga's nonchalant and careless fabrication and interpretation contained a strong desire to break the old tradition. "It doesn't involve whether he is from the Ping family or the Genji family..." Genbei said something briskly, trying to figure out what Niu Yi was thinking. "Compared with the previous historical data, Nobunaga's status in the family is a bit..." "Is it different? How is it different?" Niu Yi seemed a little impatient, he was already tired of looking at those complicated family trees. "According to this family tree, Nobunaga is not the child of the main house." "What? You said Nobunaga was born in a concubine?" "Yes. Mrs. Tsuchida Gozen, the main house, gave birth to two children, Nobuyuki and Kirokuro-sama. Nobuhiro-sama and Nobunaga-sama were born in the concubine. Therefore, the first son is Nobuyuki-sama." "Nonsense!" Before Genbei finished speaking, Niu Yi yelled angrily, "Nobunaga must be Mrs. Tsuchida Gozen's own son. It is unacceptable to say that he was born in a concubine. Where is it? The guy made up this family tree?" Niu Yi's voice became louder.Although he retorted like this, he did have some entanglements in his heart.In mid-May, his "Nobunaga Ji" was finished.For the rest of the year after that, he was busy writing "Nobunaga's Preface".The unofficial history collected from Qingzhou is full of contradictions, and the creation of articles has been delayed.In the Bodhi Temple Wansong Temple of the Oda family in Qingzhou, the family's spiritual book is stored, and the contents inside are also fragmented.There is indeed no record of the birth dates of Nobunaga and Nobuyuki. A few days ago, Niu Yi was still having a headache.Historical materials record the words of Ikeda Hengxing's mother.It is said that Hengxing and Nobunaga are milk brothers. There is a conclusion in the local area that Hengxing's mother breastfeeds her son and Nobunaga at the same time. But in this way, Hengxing's birth time is clear—Tianwen was five years old, and Nobunaga was three years old at that time, and he was already past the age of nursing.If the theory that the two of them are milk brothers is true, Nobunaga was under three years old at the time.Niu Yi vaguely sensed that Nobunaga and Nobuyuki's brotherhood might be reversed. However, Niu Yi at this time has completely fallen into the inevitable rut of a biographer-too much love and respect for the characters described.If you look at the object deeply in it, Nobunaga is a great man who cannot be touched.No, he must be like that.For this reason, even if he does not belong to the Genji, Hira, or Fujiwara clans, at least in terms of bloodline and whether he is a direct descendant, Niu Yi does not want to hurt Nobunaga, and he cannot approve the historical materials that slander Nobunaga. "Then you don't want to buy this family tree. I have already thrown away some historical materials that you don't like." Genbei did not mention the source of the family tree, but replied hoarsely. "Wait!" Niu Yi thought for a while, and made a stop gesture, "I mean don't copy the copy, and buy the original no matter how much it costs. You don't have to worry about money." (Keep the original, it will cause confusion in the future, which is of no benefit.) The thirty gold coins from Taige gave Niu Yi a lot of confidence. "What about other historical materials?" "There is also the diary of Zeyan, the abbot of Qingxiu Temple in Qingzhou. Of course, I copied it secretly." The grave of Hirate Masahide, Nobunaga's assistant minister, is in Kiyohideji Temple.It is said that Zhengxiu suffered from Mr. Nobunaga's misconduct, and he acted recklessly and admonished him with death.This statement is also puzzling.Zhengxiu committed suicide in the 22nd year of Tianwen. At that time, Nobunaga was already 20 years old. At this age, he should not be too misbehaving.To say that he is addicted to drinking and sex, Nobunaga's father is even worse.What's more, Zhengxiu died of seppuku, which is also strange.In this log, there may be some clues. "Interesting. When's the log?" "The diary for three years, from the 22nd year of Tianwen to the first year of Hongzhi. However, Zeyan was too lazy to write and missed many days of records." "That's fine. I want to buy it." Niu Yi thought this item would be useful, "What else?" "The diary of Yutian Zhenggang. But it was all recorded when he was the lord of the city." "Oh! Yoda Masaona?" It was a name that was almost forgotten. It was Koda Masaona who first discovered and reported the position of Imagawa Yoshimoto during the Battle of Ozama.After the war, he was honored as the lord of Dagu City and granted the territory of 3000 Guan.Hattori Koheita and Mori Shinsuke, who cut down Imagawa Yoshifuto, were only rewarded with a few gold coins.In contrast, it can be said that Tian Zhenggang has received an exceptional reward.All the generals were quite surprised, and they scolded Mr. Nobunaga behind his back as just a whim.Only Niu Yi supported Lord Nobunaga, thinking that he deserves to be a lord with extraordinary insights, and he can bestow the first honor on the reporter of the enemy's situation.However, Niu Yi was outnumbered, and in the end Niu Yi was criticized by everyone. The political platform that was lucky enough to win this honor fell into a slump afterwards.In the third year of Tianzheng, when he became the lord of Kaga Tenshen Mountain, he was attacked by Ichikozong and returned in a big defeat.Niu did not learn of Zheng Gang's death until recently. Niu Yi grabbed the diary and flipped through a few pages.That is just something recorded by the political platform as a routine of the city lord, and there is nothing particularly interesting. "It's not interesting. You can only see the political platform on the surface. Didn't he leave any unique memoirs or anything like that?" "Unfortunately, Mr. Zheng Gang doesn't seem to write much." "Perhaps. At that time, he was just a warrior like me." When he was in Gifu, Niu Yi had two or three drinks with Zheng Gang.He usually doesn't talk much, but when he drinks, he seems to be a different person, very excited.For some reason, when he mentioned the Battle of Barrels that made him famous, he kept his mouth shut and said nothing.At that time, Niu Yi once asked him how to find out where Yiyuan was, Zheng Gang just looked at Niu Yi with wandering eyes, without opening his mouth to explain.Until now, Niu Yi is still regretting - he knew that he was going to write Nobunaga's official biography, and he should have kept asking. "So, about the Great War, you only have boring historical materials about Hattori and Mori (Shinsuke)?" Hattori, Mori, and others were not as good at writing articles as they were than Kashita, and when they got older, their family members only sorted out and kept some oral content.Niu Yi bought those transcripts. "Yes. Long ago, you said that stuff was half-finished, half-baked records." "That's right. It's all about praising them, but it doesn't record the things I want to know, such as the weather before and after the war, the distance between the enemy and us, the comparison of military strength, etc. And, you see, there are outright fictions in it—the Yuan used to enshrine prayers and so on to Atsuta Shrine." "You have already said this." Genbei blushed.Half a year ago, he triumphantly brought a piece of historical material, saying that it was an article praying for victory enshrined to Atsuta Shrine by Takei Yuan, a writer of the Tensho period, on the eve of the Battle of Ozama.It looked like a beautiful article written by Xi'an, but at the time of the battle, Xi'an was a retainer of the Mino Saito family, not under Nobunaga.It was obviously a fake, and it was maliciously planned by someone who tried to sell it to Niu Yi through Genbei. "Okay, stop talking, I'm not blaming you." (What a headache...) When the words came to his lips, Niu Yi swallowed them back.He didn't want Genbei to see his weakness.If discovered, this guy may bring some useless historical materials in the future.But in his heart, Niu Yi still lamented that the historical materials of the Battle of Tongzama were extremely scarce. Now that the Sichuan army is pressing down on the border, what is going on in Qingzhou City?It is said that Lord Nobunaga led a small number of people to leave the city quietly. When was that?It is said that they gathered at Atsuta Shrine on the way to wait for the follow-up troops, but it is impossible for Imagawa's Esaku to not notice such blatant actions in such a conspicuous place.Nobunaga's actions at that time did not even clarify some of the most basic issues.Moreover, it is said that it happened during a thunderstorm at that time, and Nobunaga and the others braved the heavy rain and set off from Jiujin, approaching Ozazama, more than half a mile in terms of straight-line distance. But how did Nobunaga know that Yoshimoto was in Ozaza?What's more, there are more than 5,000 Jinchuan troops around the foot of the mountain. How could they rush to Yiyuan without fighting? The biggest question is why Imagawa Yoshimoto set up his base camp in the remote hills outside the Tōkaidō - Ozama Mountain. (The crux of the doubt lies in Zheng Gang. How did that man know Yoshimoto's location? Why didn't he tell us the secret?) "So far, there is no way..." Niu thought about it, and uttered a sentence from his mouth. "Hey? What did you say?" Genbei felt puzzled. "It's nothing, I told myself. The log of the political platform reminds me of some past events. So much information today?" "That's all about Qingzhou." "So, there are things other than Kiyosu?" "Yes. Some time ago, I have been thinking about it. The old people in Owari and the remaining families seem to consider their own reputation and interests first. The historical materials they give are also based on the interests of the family. As long as there is something wrong I will not hand over the content. Simply collect historical materials from another angle.” He watched Niu Yi's expression. "Yeah, like where?" "Collect from the ministers of the court in Kyoto, or businessmen who go in and out of wealthy families. Business records, diaries, etc. are fine. Back then, those ministers of the court were eagerly looking forward to Imagawa Yoshimoto's entry to Beijing, and of course they would detail the battles on the way. Record it. It is conceivable that some of them will quietly send the right pen (secretary) to inquire about the news one by one. Although Yoshimoto Imagawa's defeat in the battle caught them by surprise, the information about the Battle of Orezama must have been discarded by someone in Kyoto In the storeroom at home." "So that's how it is... The minister of the DPRK and China really has a good point of view. Maybe he can really find a way to solve the mystery of the Battle of the Barrel." "In addition, in areas such as Mino and Gifu, there may be materials that we didn't expect. But since it is a place other than Owari, we have to travel far. Especially those declining nobles will put on airs and spend a little money. " Having said that, Genbei's eyes flashed greedy.Now that things have happened, Niu Yi can't give up. "Fine. If it's worth it, I don't care about money." Although the gold coins he received from the Taiko gave him confidence, it was mainly because Niu Yi did not have the confidence to write about Nobunaga's activities in the Owari area as it is now.Anxious in my heart, but powerless, the more I think about it, the more depressed I become. "Let's call it a day. Let's start with the historical materials. How about we have a drink for a change of mood?" Niu Yi turned his head to look at Qing Ba, and picked up the wine glass brought by the maid. "Oh, Ota-sama. It's rare to see you like this. I'll call the girl." Qingba hurriedly got up and clapped his hands.Niu Yi always came here because of his age, he didn't want to find a girl, but today he didn't want to refuse.Perhaps the meeting with the Taige made him emotional.He turned his head, looked at Genbei, and picked up the jug. "You can drink too." "I called you here today, but I only provided you with useless things. Next time, I will definitely bring you something of value from places other than Qingzhou." Genbei handed over the wine glass, and replied with trepidation. "Thank you very much. However, you don't care about the quality of the historical materials. It's just the survivors showing off or defending themselves. You must understand from the beginning-out of a hundred materials, as long as one is useful. So you can't discard some boring things. They are also historical materials. Therefore, even if they are small and small, you can't let them go. Okay? From now on, I will ask you. Don't worry, don't worry." Niu Yi muttered, the last sentence seemed to be addressed to himself.That night, Niu Yi drank a lot, and by virtue of the alcohol, he rarely wanted a young woman. Seihachi recommended a slim-waisted, slender Hokuriku woman with snow-white skin.Niu called her to the bedside, and took off her clothes in threes and fives. The woman looked frightened, her hands stiffened, and she covered her face.In this way, her breasts are exposed without any hindrance.The snow-white, towering breasts like gourd flowers and the tender nipples made the man feel refreshed. Niu Yi lightly sucked the woman's nipple, like sour berries, and played with it for a while.Soon, the woman stopped resisting and panted slightly.Niu Yi turned over one by one, hugged the woman's slender waist with both hands like a young man, and pressed down violently.In an instant, pleasure passed through the body.In the darkness of night, he yelled at the imaginary Taige. "You don't have the strength to love women like this, right, Taiko! Right, Hideyoshi!" Taiko's phantom quickly disappeared.For some reason, Niu Yi smiled, and every time he smiled, the breasts of the woman under him would shake slightly from side to side, and a sweet and sour smell floated into his nostrils.